Step 1: Using a fluffy blending eyeshadow brush apply the matt brown colour through your crease (bring it up high if you have hooded eyelids like me!) Step 2 As I have hooded eyelids I bring this colour up quite high (otherwise you can’t bloody see it…).īlend this colour really well, you don’t want to see any harsh lines you shouldn’t be able to see where the colour stops or starts. This acts as a transition colour and makes all the colours much easier to blend out later. Using a fluffy brush apply the matt medium brown eyeshadow shade through your crease (in a rainbow shape). Prime your eyelids (not shown, it’s invisible so there was no point!). An eyelash curler is optional (I swear by Shu Uemura brand of eyelash curler) Not pictured: Art Deco Eyeshadow Base (which is an eyelid primer).īefore you get started, if you are a bit of a newbie to eyeshadows, you might like to read this blog post which explains eyeshadow placement in detail. You also need a dark brown or black eyeliner (I used both) and mascara. * Inglot 328 – This is a matt skin toned colour, almost exactly the same shade as my skin tone. * Inglot 30 – A pale frosty champagne colour with slight golden undertones, I think MAC Nylon would be similar to this. Loreal Infallible Bronzed Taupe is also very similar. * Inglot 402 – This is essentially a medium taupe/brown frost shade) which is a near exact dupe of MAC Satin Taupe. * Inglot 357 – This is a medium matt brown shade, you could use a matt bronzer too. Products usedĮyeshadows – Top photo: Front row left to right: I’ve used mostly Inglot eyeshadows for this look, but you can use any brand of eyeshadows that are similar (and I’ve mentioned below some good duplicates, or dupes to help you out, I’m good like that…). repeat Step 3 several times) to get a bolder effect. It’s slightly glam but not too OTT (says the girl who favours a full-face…!) You can tweak the look by wearing eyeliner on the waterline (or not), or you can crank it up by using more Sketch (i.e. This tutorial is a look I wear often for both night and day. I also find Sketch really versatile: You can wear it on it’s own, all over the eyelid blended out really well, or you an pair it with purples/golds/pinks/browns. On blue eyes it makes baby blues ‘pop’ Sketch compliments brown eyes nicely and as for green eyed gals, it makes green eyes look, well, intensely green. What’s so special about Sketch, you might ask? Firstly it’s a beautiful plum/burgundy shade which suits all eye colours. When I was expressing my love for MAC’s Sketch eyeshadow in my July Favourites blog post I had a lightbulb moment: I should do an eyeshadow tutorial featuring my beloved Sketch! Sorted.

I was conscious that I haven’t blogged a step-by-step eyeshadow tutorial for a while now.

Warm Burgundy Eyeshadow Tutorial ft MAC Sketch

Mac sketch eyeshadow